STARTUP Central Leadership



Lisa Friis
Academic PI
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Department Chair at the University of Kansas
Tricia Bergman
Assistant Director
Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic Development at the University of Kansas



Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Department Chair at the University of Kansas
Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic Development at the University of Kansas
Co-Founder & CEO of Love Lifesciences
Director of Practice Development at Creative Planning
Founder of Iron Prairie Ventures
New Ventures Initiative at Cobalt Ventures
Lead Program Manager at MBArC & Adjunct Professor at the University of Missouri
President & CEO of CicloMed, LLC and President of BioNOVUS Innovations
Managing Director at the Office of Technology Commercialization
Professor & Vice Chair of Research & PI KINBRE Program, former President